Move comes after 15-year suspension
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 14: Minister of Public Works and State Minister for Municipal Affairs Dr Rana Al-Fares has called for the reappointment of Kuwaiti citizens in the Municipal Legal Department under the degree of “Lawyer B”, after a 15-year suspension, reports Al-Anba daily. In a letter addressed to the Minister of Commerce and Industry and State Minister for Economic Affairs Faisal Al-Medlij, Dr Al-Fares indicated that the reappointment process is in line with the government’s approach towards securing public jobs and the importance of enabling national cadres to occupy those jobs.
She attributed the move to article 26 of the Kuwaiti Constitution which stipulates that “Public office is a national service entrusted to those who hold it. Public officials, in the exercise of their duties, shall aim at the public interest. Aliens (foreigners) may not hold public offices except in the cases specified by law” and with the availability of natio